The 50% and 2% are good rules of thumb, but what are your specific criteria in your area(s)? How stringent are your requirements and how often do you reevaluate them?

I'm trying to figure out how specific most invest...

L.A.: $111M in Stimulus Saved Just 55 Jobs

More than a year after Congress approved $800 billion in stimulus funds, the Los Angeles City Controller has released a 40-page report on how the city spent its share, and t...

Those properties that will " Easily " get approved and have the least amount of trouble in getting financed and or the money in Escrow for those repairs ?I've been  looking over the properties listed on the HUD websit...

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I have been listening to the podcasts for a while and I am so glad I finally made it to the website. I have been reading and absorbing for a few weeks now and its great to see how genuinely helpful and know...

Found a mis-managed self-storage facility with obvious areas for margin improvement.  Even though it stands on its own two feet now, could take margin from 20% to 40%, Debt coverage over 2.0, cap rate of 14% all on co...

Life has thrown me few curveballs so I'm just making sure my rationale is good here...I am currently under contract for an ~2000 sq ft (total) triplex that consists of a 1br/1ba separate unit (700 sq ft) and a duplex ...

Hello BPers!My goal for 5 years has been multifamily investing. My friend house hacked his home. I've rented a room from him($700/month) 3 years to keep my expenses low. I've been able to save 20% down. I placed on of...

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I'm Kyle. I've recently been looking into developing my future and finances. My family was never wealthy, we were never good with money, and I didn't grow up learning about money. I went to college, wen...

In Real Estate, Is Cash Still King?Or is so much cash readily available that having cash to make real property purchases no longer hold the cache it used to?I’m not talking about ability to get financing, or offers fo...

I have some questions regarding home possible, all pertaining to 2-4 unit properties. Can a buyer who will occupy use a non-occupying partner to buy the deal and split ownership?Can a buyer who will occupy borrow fund...